Legally Kidnapped
Friday, February 08, 2013
Help this guy out people...
I have recently noticed more and more of these photographs where adopted children grow up and go on the search for their biological families. This started with the woman from Utah who found her parents after only three days after posting a picture on Facebook.
I'm sure it goes right up the ass of CPS though. Let's help them all.
Child protection treated as joke
Child protection treated as joke
IF you needed evidence that the state's child protection system is a shambles, it was delivered by a 16-year-old this week.
IF you needed evidence that the state's child protection system is a shambles, it was delivered by a 16-year-old this week.
Resigning after my day on the witness stand
A foster parent who also happens to be a therapist for CPS victims, (one of my personal favorite blogs) goes off on the injustice that many real parents must face.
Check it out.
Resigning after my day on the witness stand
Check it out.
Resigning after my day on the witness stand
Thursday, February 07, 2013
Offaly woman says accused told her to tell social workers her abuse allegations were lies
Offaly woman says accused told her to tell social workers her abuse allegations were lies
A WOMAN was bribed by her father into making abuse allegations against her mother’s partner, it has been claimed at the Central Criminal Court.
Congress Votes, Unheralded, to Stop the Killing of 2,500 Children
Throwing more money at a problem they don't understand and leaving the victims out of it.
Congress Votes, Unheralded, to Stop the Killing of 2,500 Children
Last month, in the final hours of the 112th Congress, the Senate, following a 330-77 House vote, unanimously and quietly adopted H.R. 6655. The president signed the bill into law. National press did not acknowledge the bill's enactment. What accounted for such bi-partisan support from a bitterly divided Congress that otherwise passed very few laws? This law, An Act to Protect Our Children, is meant to stop the killing of very small children.
Sometimes kids are better off dead than in the hands of the US Governments Child Trafficking Ring.
Parents of special needs children worried about fraud charges
Parents of special needs children worried about fraud charges
Some New Brunswick families who have children with special needs say they're worried they may be investigated for fraud after years of being encouraged by social workers to falsify their respite care forms.
Some New Brunswick families who have children with special needs say they're worried they may be investigated for fraud after years of being encouraged by social workers to falsify their respite care forms.
Judge rules against troubled adopted kids' ranch
Judge rules against troubled adopted kids' ranch
A state judge has ruled that a Montana ranch for troubled children adopted abroad is not an exempt church ministry and must be licensed by the state.
Divorced fathers and family-law attorneys ask Nebraska lawmakers to pass shared-custody bill
Divorced fathers and family-law attorneys ask Nebraska lawmakers to pass shared-custody bill
Omaha resident Gary Owens pounded the table and raised his voice Wednesday as he testified before Nebraska lawmakers, demanding they pass two bills that could allow him to spend more time with his son.
Omaha resident Gary Owens pounded the table and raised his voice Wednesday as he testified before Nebraska lawmakers, demanding they pass two bills that could allow him to spend more time with his son.
Mom whose baby was born with cocaine in system wasn't neglectful, N.J. Supreme Court rules
Mom whose baby was born with cocaine in system wasn't neglectful, N.J. Supreme Court rules
In a far-reaching decision that clarifies what child abuse means and how families are investigated, the state Supreme Court ruled today that parents who engage in risky behavior cannot be found neglectful if there is no evidence they harmed their child.
In a far-reaching decision that clarifies what child abuse means and how families are investigated, the state Supreme Court ruled today that parents who engage in risky behavior cannot be found neglectful if there is no evidence they harmed their child.
The trouble with statistics on child abuse and neglect in Michigan
The trouble with statistics on child abuse and neglect in Michigan
Today, I reported for State of Opportunity on some alarming new statistics on child abuse and neglect in Michigan.
Celebs Ask Putin to Let US Families Complete Adoptions
Celebs Ask Putin to Let US Families Complete Adoptions
A group of prominent Russian artists appealed to President Vladimir Putin on Thursday to allow dozens of US families to complete previously started adoptions of Russian children, despite introduction of a law earlier this year banning Americans from adopting Russian minors.
Dad says: "I'm no paedo"
Dad says: "I'm no paedo"
A dad says he is sick of being branded a paedophile by council social workers amid claims they have refused to withdraw a record saying he had sex with an underage girl.
A dad says he is sick of being branded a paedophile by council social workers amid claims they have refused to withdraw a record saying he had sex with an underage girl.
South Dakota Tribes Accuse State Of Violating Indian Welfare Act
South Dakota Tribes Accuse State Of Violating Indian Welfare Act
For years now, council members of the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe in South Dakota have watched as the state's Department of Social Services removed children from the reservation and placed many of them in white foster homes, far from tribal lands. Many of the children were later adopted, losing their connection to their families and heritage.
Gov. Hickenlooper announces changes to strengthen troubled child protection system
For years now, council members of the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe in South Dakota have watched as the state's Department of Social Services removed children from the reservation and placed many of them in white foster homes, far from tribal lands. Many of the children were later adopted, losing their connection to their families and heritage.
Gov. Hickenlooper announces changes to strengthen troubled child protection system
Colorado announces sweeping reforms to child welfare system
Colorado announces sweeping reforms to child welfare system
Gov. John Hickenlooper on Wednesday revealed sweeping reforms to the state's child welfare system, including a multipart plan that will create a statewide hotline for reporting child abuse and neglect, new training on how to assess those reports, and a study of workloads and caseloads of child protection workers.
Scotland Yard stole dead children’s identities: report
Scotland Yard stole dead children’s identities: report
London’s Metropolitan Police stole the identities of some 80 dead children and issued false documents in their names for use by undercover officers, Britain’s Guardian newspaper reported on Sunday.
Stressed welfare systems impede evidence-based support for foster children
Stressed welfare systems impede evidence-based support for foster children
Maltreated children placed in foster care are at heightened risk for a wide range of negative outcomes related to their emotional, behavioral and neurobiological development, as well as poor social relationships.
Maltreated children placed in foster care are at heightened risk for a wide range of negative outcomes related to their emotional, behavioral and neurobiological development, as well as poor social relationships.
Wednesday, February 06, 2013
Family still reeling after foster mom walks free in boy’s death
Family still reeling after foster mom walks free in boy’s death
Emotions ran high in a Saskatoon courtroom Friday.
That’s because the former foster mother of Evander Lee Daniels was found not guilty of criminal negligence last week in the First Nation boy’s death.
Emotions ran high in a Saskatoon courtroom Friday.
That’s because the former foster mother of Evander Lee Daniels was found not guilty of criminal negligence last week in the First Nation boy’s death.
Foster mother accused of abusing child grant money
Foster mother accused of abusing child grant money
Boniswa Fani, 38, mother to three children who were in the care of foster mother Mary May, claims that Ms May’s home is not good enough for them.
Prince Edward CAS a mess: report
Prince Edward CAS a mess: report
A provincial government report released to a local newspaper shows that the Prince Edward Children’s Aid Society was completely dysfunctional.
A provincial government report released to a local newspaper shows that the Prince Edward Children’s Aid Society was completely dysfunctional.
Wilton lawmaker looks to add clarity to student restraint rules
Wilton lawmaker looks to add clarity to student restraint rules
What started out as a good idea and was intended to protect public school students from harm has had some unintended consequences, state Sen. Tom Saviello, R-Wilton, said Tuesday.
What started out as a good idea and was intended to protect public school students from harm has had some unintended consequences, state Sen. Tom Saviello, R-Wilton, said Tuesday.
Mike Tyson plays child abuse victim on ‘Law & Order: SVU’
Mike Tyson plays child abuse victim on ‘Law & Order: SVU’
“Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” often teases “ripped from the headlines” plots, but it’s the show’s casting of Mike Tyson for Wednesday’s new episode — titled “Monster’s Legacy” – that has generated headlines since news of his guest appearance broke last month. His role? Reggie Rhodes, a sympathetic victim of child abuse who murdered one of his attackers.
“Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” often teases “ripped from the headlines” plots, but it’s the show’s casting of Mike Tyson for Wednesday’s new episode — titled “Monster’s Legacy” – that has generated headlines since news of his guest appearance broke last month. His role? Reggie Rhodes, a sympathetic victim of child abuse who murdered one of his attackers.
Audit: foster care firm made $6.1 million in fraudulent or improper charges
Audit: foster care firm made $6.1 million in fraudulent or improper charges
The owners of a Dane County firm for foster children charged taxpayers millions of dollars in fraudulent or improper charges - or one in every three dollars they billed, according to the allegations made in a state audit.
The owners of a Dane County firm for foster children charged taxpayers millions of dollars in fraudulent or improper charges - or one in every three dollars they billed, according to the allegations made in a state audit.
Couple accused of over-charging taxpayers says they're underpaid
Couple accused of over-charging taxpayers says they're underpaid
After a review accused them of charging taxpayers millions of dollars in inflated salaries, expensive trips and maintaining a fleet of personal vehicles, boats and homes, the owners of a Middleton foster care agency shot back that they were grossly underpaid and proposed to “upwardly adjust” their salaries.
After a review accused them of charging taxpayers millions of dollars in inflated salaries, expensive trips and maintaining a fleet of personal vehicles, boats and homes, the owners of a Middleton foster care agency shot back that they were grossly underpaid and proposed to “upwardly adjust” their salaries.
Child Welfare System in Poor Shape, Audit Finds
Child Welfare System in Poor Shape, Audit Finds
A report released by the National Audit Office indicates that child protection work, a local government responsibility, has a focus on consequences of problems rather than their prevention, which is why the necessary help may not reach children in the early stages of social problems.
A report released by the National Audit Office indicates that child protection work, a local government responsibility, has a focus on consequences of problems rather than their prevention, which is why the necessary help may not reach children in the early stages of social problems.
Note: It's like that everywhere.
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